2025 European League of Football season

The 16 teams are divided into four divisions of 4 teams. Each team plays 12 games during the regular season, six in the division and two games versus one from each other division.

On January 29, 2025 the league announced to expand the homegrown territories for multiple teams. Most of each teams' players need to be homegrown, i.e. they need to have started playing football in the same country that the team is based in. Now, players from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine will also be considered homegrown for the Panthers Wrocław, players from Slovakia are considered homegrown for the Prague Lions, and players from Romania and Serbia for the Fehérvár Enthroners. Players from western Northern Italy are considered homegrown for the Helvetic Mercenaries while those from eastern Northern Italy are so for the two Austrian franchises.^[1] The Nordic Storm had already been announced as having Denmark and Sweden as their homegrown territory in September.^[2]

Thunder

Galaxy

Sea Devils

Surge

Centurions

Panthers

Vikings

Raiders

Fire

Enthroners

Mercenaries

Ravens

Lions

Musketeers

Storm

Bravos

2025 European League of Football season (Europe)

Locations of teams competing in the 2025 ELF season.

• North Division
• West Division
• South Division
• East Division

Of the 17 teams from the 2024 season, 15 are competing in 2025, and are joined by one new expansion team: the Nordic Storm. Teams not returning for the new season are the Barcelona Dragons, and the Milano Seamen, the latter on hiatus with plans to return to the league in 2026.

Berlin Thunder left the Großes Stadion of Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark whose demolition started after the 2024 season, and planned to move to the adjacent Kleines Stadion after expanding it with temporary stands for 3,500 to 5,000 people.^[3] After these plans fell through^[4][5] Thunder moved into the Preussenstadion.^[6] The Helvetic Mercenaries are moving to the Lidl Arena in Wil where the Helvetic Guards played during their only season in 2023. The Hamburg Sea Devils will return to Stadion Hoheluft, after playing home games in stadiums all over northern Germany.

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Head Coach	Record 2024
North Division
Berlin Thunder	Berlin	Preussenstadion	03,000	Jag Bal	5–7
Hamburg Sea Devils	Hamburg	Stadion Hoheluft (4 games)	08,000	Lee Rowland	2–10
		Sportpark Eimsbüttel (1 game)	02,018
	Bremen	Weserstadion (1 game)	42,100
Nordic Storm	Copenhagen/Søborg	Gladsaxe Stadion	13,507	John Shoop	- new -
Rhein Fire	Duisburg	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena (5 games)	31,500	Jim Tomsula	11–1, Champion
	Düsseldorf	Merkur Spiel-Arena (1 game)[7]	54,600
West Division
Cologne Centurions	Cologne	Südstadion	11,748	Javan Lendhardt	6–6
Frankfurt Galaxy	Frankfurt am Main	PSD Bank Arena (4 games)	12,542	Bart Andrus[8]	4–8
	Offenbach am Main	Stadion am Bieberer Berg (2 games)	20,500
Paris Musketeers	Paris/Bondoufle	Stade Robert Bobin	18,850	Jack Del Rio	10–2, Semifinal
Stuttgart Surge	Stuttgart	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau	11,408	Jordan Neuman	11–1, Semifinal
South Division
Helvetic Mercenaries	Zurich/Wil	Lidl Arena	06,000	Marcus Herford	1–11
Madrid Bravos	Madrid	Estadio Vallehermoso	10,000	Andrew Weidinger	8–4, Wild Card
Munich Ravens	Munich/Unterhaching	Uhlsport Park	15,053	Kendral Ellison	9–3, Wild Card
Raiders Tirol	Innsbruck	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	17,400	Jim Herrmann[9]	8–4
East Division
Fehérvár Enthroners	Székesfehérvár	First Field	04,000	Mark Ridgley	2–10
Prague Lions	Prague	FK Viktoria Stadion	03,327	Dave Warner[10]	1–11
Vienna Vikings	Vienna	Generali Arena (2 games)	15,014	Chris Calaycay	12–0, Final
		Hohe Warte Stadium (2 games)	05,500
	Maria Enzersdorf	Datenpol Arena (1 game)	10,600
	Wiener Neustadt	Wiener Neustadt ERGO Arena (2 games)	04,000
Panthers Wrocław	Wrocław	Stadion Olimpijski	11,000	Craig Kuligowski[11]	6–6

Source: europeanleague.football

Source: europeanleague.football

Source: europeanleague.football

Source: europeanleague.football

Overall standings v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	PCT	DIV	PD	STK
Division leaders
1	Vienna Vikings	East	11	1	.917	6–0	+231	W7
2	Munich Ravens	South	11	1	.917	6–0	+167	W9
3	Stuttgart Surge	West	10	2	.833	5–1	+324	W6
4	Nordic Storm	North	10	2	.833	5–1	+231	L1
Wild cards
5	Rhein Fire	North	8	4	.667	5–1	+134	W4
6	Madrid Bravos	South	8	4	.667	3–3	+210	W1
Not Qualified for the Playoffs
7	Paris Musketeers	West	7	5	.583	4–2	+282	L1
8	Prague Lions	East	7	5	.583	3–3	+117	W1
9	Frankfurt Galaxy	West	6	6	.500	3–3	+16	L1
10	Raiders Tirol	South	6	6	.500	3–3	+117	W1
11	Panthers Wrocław	East	5	7	.417	3–3	−4	L4
12	Hamburg Sea Devils	North	3	9	.250	2–4	−200	W1
13	Berlin Thunder	North	3	9	.250	0–6	−119	L4
14	Fehérvár Enthroners	East	1	11	.083	0–6	−325	L1
15	Helvetic Mercenaries	South	0	12	.000	0–6	−510	L12
16	Cologne Centurions	West	0	12	.000	0–6	−671	L12

The wildcard games will be played on August 23 and 24, the semifinals on August 30 and 31, and the final was held on September 7, 2025, in Stuttgart, Germany.

	Wildcard					Semifinals					Championship Game
						1	Vienna Vikings	28
	4	Nordic Storm	28			4	Nordic Storm	20
	5	Rhein Fire	23								1	Vienna Vikings	17
											3	Stuttgart Surge	24
						2	Munich Ravens	13
	3	Stuttgart Surge	41			3	Stuttgart Surge	27
	6	Madrid Bravos	17

Week 1

• The Munich Ravens win their season opener for the first time in franchise history.^[88]

Week 2

• The Paris Musketeers defeat the Stuttgart Surge 6–0, the lowest-scoring game in ELF history.^[89]

Week 3

• The Vienna Vikings defeated the Rhein Fire 12–7, the Fire's first loss in Düsseldorf in franchise history.^[90]
• Omari Williams (Rhein) records his 14th interception in ELF play, breaking the league record for all-time career interceptions.^[91]

Week 6

• The Rhein Fire defeat the Vienna Vikings 33–26, the first regular season loss for Vienna since the 2022 season, a winning streak of 26 regular season games and 1,022 days.^[92]

Week 7

• All seven matches result in an unprecedented final score in ELF history.^[93]

Week 10

• The Prague Lions win their first home game in ELF competition.^[94]

Week 11

• Reece Horn (Vienna) scores his 50th touchdown in ELF competition.^[95]
• Aron Cruickshank (Madrid) breaks the ELF single-season receiving touchdown record with his 18th touchdown, breaking the previous record of 17 held by Markell Castle and Kyle Sweet.^[96]
• Harlan Kwofie (Rhein) sets the ELF single-game receiving touchdown record with six, all in the first half.^[97]

Week 13

• Reid Sinnet (Madrid) breaks the ELF record for single-season passing yards with 3,594 through 11 games, surpassing the previous record of 3,586 set by Jadrian Clark in 2023.^[98]

Week 14

• DJ Irons (Wrocław) becomes the first quarterback in ELF history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season.^[99]
• The Prague Lions finish the season with a winning record for the first time in ELF play.^[100]
• Aron Cruickshank (Madrid) breaks the ELF single-season records for receptions (122) and receiving yards (1,729), and extends his receiving touchdowns record to 20 on the year.^[101]

Wildcard Round

• The Nordic Storm defeat the Rhein Fire 28–23, both the first playoff win for the Storm and first playoff loss for the Fire.^[102]

Championship Game

• The Stuttgart Surge win their first ELF championship, defeating the Vienna Vikings 24–17. Stuttgart native Louis Geyer is name Most Valuable Player of the game.^[103]
• German hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier perform in the very first ELF Championship Game Halftime Show.^[104]

League Awards

• The ELF debuts the Offensive Lineman of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year awards. Brendan Oswin (Madrid) and Jon Cole (Fehérvár) are named the inaugural recipients of the awards.^[105]
• Devan Burrell (Helvetic) wins Special Teams Player of the Year for the third-straight season.^[105]

As of August 19, 2025^[106]

Category	Player	Position	Team	GP	Stat
Passing
Yards	Reid Sinnett	QB	Madrid Bravos	12	3953
Touchdowns	Reid Sinnett	QB	Madrid Bravos	12	50
Completions	Reid Sinnett	QB	Madrid Bravos	12	289
Completion percentage	Reid Sinnett	QB	Madrid Bravos	12	72.98%
Rushing
Yards	Justin Rodney	RB	Munich Ravens	11	1082
Touchdowns	Lukas Waslwanter	RB	Raiders Tirol	14	12
Yards per attempt	Jason Bofunda	RB	Paris Musketeers	4	7.35
Receiving
Yards	Aron Cruickshank	WR	Madrid Bravos	12	1729
Touchdowns	Aron Cruickshank	WR	Madrid Bravos	12	20
Receptions	Aron Cruickshank	WR	Madrid Bravos	12	122
Yards per reception	Stéphane Fortes	WR	Paris Musketeers	11	22.14
Defensive
Sacks	Kyle Kitchens	DE	Hamburg Sea Devils	12	12
Tackles	A.J. Wentland	LB	Panthers Wrocław	12	144
Interceptions	Lautaro Frecha	SS	Prague Lions	10	5
Kicking
FG	Timo Bronn	K	Stuttgart Surge	12	14
FG Pct	Cameron Gillis	K	Fehérvár Enthroners	12	81.82
PAT	Álvaro Peñas	K	Madrid Bravos	12	51
PAT Pct	Eric Schlomm	K	Hamburg Sea Devils	12	95.00

The league honors were announced during the 2025 ELF Championship Game.^[107]

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Reid Sinnett	Madrid Bravos	3,953 passing yards, 50 passing touchdowns, 72.98 pass percentage, 139.9 QBR- all single-season league records	[107]
Coach of the Year	Kendral Ellison	Munich Ravens	Led team to first division title	[107]
Man of the Year	Noel Swancar	Vienna Vikings	Coaches Vienna youth teams; served as ambassador for Lichtblickhof, a children's hospice for children with serious and life-shortening diseases, disabilities, or traumatic experiences	[107]
Assistant Coach of the Year	Johannes Brenner Cody Pastorino	Stuttgart Surge	Surge defense finishes second in points per game, fifth in passing defense, and second in rushing defense	[107][108]
Offensive Lineman of the Year	Brendan Oswin	Madrid Bravos	Integral to Madrid's recond-breaking passing attack	[107]
Comeback Player of the Year	Jon Cole	Fehérvár Enthroners	101 receptions, 1,147 receiving yards, 914 return yards, and 12 touchdowns after missing most of 2024 season	[107][109]
Homegrown of the Year	Alexsandar Borkovic	Fehérvár Enthroners	130 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 8 pass deflections	[107]
Offensive Player of the Year	Aron Cruickshank	Madrid Bravos	Set ELF single-season records for receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns	[107]
Defensive Player of the Year	AJ Wentland	Panthers Wrocław	144 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles	[107]
Special Teams Player of the Year	Devan Burrell	Helvetic Mercenaries	1,514 return yards, 3 return touchdowns	[107][110]
Rookie of the Year	Tyler Foster	Berlin Thunder	64 receptions, 824 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns	[107]
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Arthur Kingdom	Prague Lions	85 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble	[107]